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Dinosaur skull geometry does not follow functional optimization trends but facilitates adaptability

iScience
Summary: Dinosaurs exhibited a remarkable array of skull shapes and sizes. However, the geometry of the cranial skeleton and its different functional units (rostrum, orbital region, and braincase) has not been quantified biomechanically.
Stephan Lautenschlager, Minnie M. Cione, Grace Cowley, Benjamin J. Creasy, Harrison Everard, Oliver J. Graves, Poppy E. Hawkins, Alisa Plaksina, Helena N. Rowlstone, Austin M. Smith, Lauren M. Steward   +10 more
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Paleobiology [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2013
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Evolutionary macroecology

Frontiers of Biogeography, 2013
Macroecology focuses on ecological questions at broad spatial and temporal scales, providing a statistical description of patterns in species abundance, distribution and diversity.
José Alexandre F. Diniz-Filho, Sidney F. Gouveia, Matheus S. Lima-Ribeiro   +2 more
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An overview of tree ecology and forest studies in the Northern Western Ghats of India

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
The forests of the Western Ghats (WG) of India are a highly diverse ecosystem though altered over time by human interference. The Northern Western Ghats (NWG) differ in bioclimatic and geological characteristics from the rest of the Western Ghats ...
Shigwan BK, Kulkarni A, Smrithy V, Datar MN   +3 more
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Proměny přístupů studia neandertálců – s příkladem výzkumů v Portugalsku

AntropoWebzin, 2012
Neandetherthal skeletal remains are the first described and longest-studied modern human ancestors. The history of research on Neanderthals dates back to the discovery of the first specimen in the Feldhoffer cave in 1856. Initially, the debate focused on
Petr Tůma, Jiří Šneberger, Roman Hošek, Jonathan Haws, Michael Benedetti, Lukáš Friedl   +5 more
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Exploring the diversity and disparity of rhabdodontomorph ornithopods from the Late Cretaceous European archipelago

Scientific Reports
The origin and early diversification of ornithopods, a major clade of ornithischian dinosaurs, remain poorly understood, with conflicting phylogenetic hypotheses regarding rootward neornithischian relationships.
Łukasz Czepiński, Daniel Madzia
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Systematics and paleobiology of fossil Crustacea. Preface

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas, 2018
In recent years, the number of conributions and specialists on fossil Crustacea has grown around the world. In 2000, the First Workshop on Mesozoic and Tertiary Decapod Crustaceans was held in Italy, with the participation of many specialists, mainly ...
Francisco J. Vega
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A model for evolution and extinction

, 1995
We present a model for evolution and extinction in large ecosystems. The model incorporates the effects of interactions between species and the influences of abiotic environmental factors.
Newman, M. E. J., Roberts, Bruce W.
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Reefal regions were biodiversity hotspots throughout the Phanerozoic. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Close RA, Benson RBJ, Kiessling W, Saupe EE.   +3 more
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Specialty Grand Challenge in Paleontology

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2015
Robert eReisz, Hans-Dieter eSues
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